Chocolate peanut butter cereal snack mix makes a small batch of coated cereal clusters with a light vanilla-sugar finish.
The two-cup cereal batch uses just two tablespoons powdered sugar. Let the coating cling briefly before dusting, then chill until firm.
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Why This Small Batch Uses a Light Sugar Dusting
Short microwave bursts melt the coating without pushing it past smooth. Gentle folding preserves cereal pieces and a few small clusters.
A short pause lets the coating cling before sugar goes on. This version has a lighter dusting than the larger puppy chow formula.
Ingredients for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix
Snack
- 2 cups ready-to-eat rice lattice cereal
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Cereal: Two cups make six modest snack portions.
Vanilla: A quarter teaspoon goes into the melted coating off heat.
Sugar: Use two tablespoons for the full small batch.
How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix
- Melt coating. Put cereal in a roomy clean bowl. Microwave chocolate, peanut butter and butter in twenty-second bursts, stirring thoroughly after each, until smooth. Stop once it stirs evenly and add vanilla off heat.
- Fold and pause. Pour over cereal and fold from the base with a broad flexible spatula. Keep pieces intact; small clusters are expected. Leave about ten minutes until coating clings rather than runs.
- Dust gently. Add powdered sugar in a clean lidded container and turn gently, or sprinkle through the bowl while folding. Do not use a mixer.
- Chill and portion. Spread in one layer on a lined tray and refrigerate about one hour until firm. Gently separate large clusters, divide six small portions and transfer cold leftovers to a covered container.
Serving Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix
Serve six small snack cups and identify peanut and milk ingredients. For a larger batch with a fuller powdered-sugar coating, see puppy chow.
Storage and Make-Ahead Notes
Refrigerate covered at 40°F or below and use within four days for texture. Let warm coating stop steaming before sealing to limit moisture.
Use clean dry utensils and keep used serving portions out of the stored batch. This sweet mix is for people, not pets; sugar alone does not establish cupboard stability.
Tips for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix
- Respect the small batch: The yield is six modest snacks, not full cereal bowls.
- Stir each burst: Stop heating as soon as the coating smooths.
- Pause before dusting: Give coating time to cling.
- Keep clusters gentle: Break large pieces only after chilling.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix FAQs
How much cereal is used?
Two cups.
Is the sugar amount one and a half cups?
This separate small-batch formula uses two tablespoons.
When does vanilla enter?
Off heat after the coating melts.
How long does it chill?
About one hour, until firm.
How long do leftovers keep?
Up to four refrigerated days for the intended texture.
Food handling reference: FDA safe food handling guidance.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Mix with Vanilla
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Microwave
- Flexible spatula
- Lidded food container
- Lined tray
Ingredients
Snack
- 2 cups ready-to-eat rice lattice cereal
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Put cereal in a roomy clean bowl. Microwave chocolate, peanut butter and butter in twenty-second bursts, stirring thoroughly after each, until smooth. Stop once it stirs evenly and add vanilla off heat.
- Pour over cereal and fold from the base with a broad flexible spatula. Keep pieces intact; small clusters are expected. Leave about ten minutes until coating clings rather than runs.
- Add powdered sugar in a clean lidded container and turn gently, or sprinkle through the bowl while folding. Do not use a mixer.
- Spread in one layer on a lined tray and refrigerate about one hour until firm. Gently separate large clusters, divide six small portions and transfer cold leftovers to a covered container.
